Table of Contents

A Road Map for Single Parents Acknowledgments Introduction 1: What Route Brings You Here? Marital Status 1. The Divorced 2. The Never-Married 3. The Widowed 2: What Legalities Are Involved? Issues 4. Custody 5. Visitation 6. Child Support 7. The Ex 3: How Do You Feel? Emotions 8. Grief 9. Fear 10. Anger 11. Guilt 12. Forgiveness 13. Sadness or Joy? 4: Who's Riding Along? The Children 14. Infants to Preschoolers 15. Elementary Schoolers 16. Adolescents 17. Older Teens 18. Boy or Girl? 5: What Roadblocks Do You Face? Parenting Needs 19. Discipline 20. Self-Esteem 21. Preparing the Kids 6: What Are You Learning? Skills 22. Setting Goals 23. Finding Balance 24. Dealing with Conflict 25. Combating Stress 26. Coping with Change 27. Enhancing Communication 28. Finding Time 29. Managing Money 30. Developing Safe Relationships 31. Getting Remarried Today's Journey: Vaya Con Dio Notes Resource Index

About the Author

Dr. Lynda Hunter is editor of Focus on the Family's Single-Parent Family magazine and a syndicated columnist. She holds a doctorate in curriculum and corporate training. She has addressed single-parenting issues in writing and through speaking for the past decade. A single mom for twelve years, Hunter is the mother of two daughters and a son.